San Antonio vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Antonio	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2033	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4826	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1209	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$2134	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4114	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	81	24
😀 Quality of life	91	39
🏙️ Population	1.43M	6.56M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 243% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1745th and 7740th ($2033 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1531st and 263rd in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in San Antonio compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. San Antonio ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 117th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Shaoyang

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	San Antonio	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.2	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2285	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.8	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4263	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2070	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.71	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.62	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.6	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1134	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16552	$11393

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600